The Republic of Gross is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.613 billion Grossians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The very strong Grossian economy, worth 178 trillion pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 68,332 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Gross's national animal is the crocodile, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Gross is ranked 107,405^th in the world and 3,577^th in Lazarus for Most Armed, with 0.4 weapons per person.